Klingon Vor'cha Attack Cruiser (Eaglemoss Collectibles)

The Next Generation introduced this new ship class for the Kingon Empire as the flagship for Chancellor K'mpec. It's a very neat evolution from the original series battle cruisers and looks cool. 

These little models are very detailed but don't have any articulation or anything to discuss. They also are difficult for a novice like me to photograph particularly well. But I loves me some Star Trek and TNG is where it all started for me so here we go.

USS Enterprise 1701-D (Eaglemoss Collectibles)

"Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before." When I was 10 years old my life changed when I saw my first episode of Star Trek the Next Generation. It sparked a now-lifelong interest in science fiction and broadened my horizons.

Eaglemoss Collectibles has been releasing a line of die-cast metal Star Trek starships and I've amassing a bit of a collection of them. Of course I had to start with the ship that transported me into this world. The detailing is really great and the paint is very crips and clean. There's naturally no articulation or anything but I really like these starships as display pieces.

Star Trek: The Starfleet Academy Experience

I'm a Trekkie from way back. I discovered Star Trek: the Next Generation at that ideal age for science fiction and it's been my favourite series ever since. Telus SPARK has been hosting the Starfleet Academy Experience since February and I just hadn't found the time to go until now. Boy was I glad we went. The conceit of the exhibit is that you are applying to Starfleet Academy. You answer a series of quizzes for the different Starfleet departments: medical, tactical, communications, science, engineering, navigation, and command. Each department also has activities like phaser target practice, learning some Klingon phrases, and the infamous Kobyashi Maru test.  On display are authentic costumes and props from all five Star Trek TV series. It was a thrill to see them up close and the activities were cute and fun. I felt like a kid again and my Trek-mania was reignited and bolstered by the Star Trek: Discovery trailer that actually looked good.